Campaigners persuaded Grenoble's city authority to allow burkinis in public pools last month (file pic) France's highest administrative court has upheld a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in ...

(AP Photo/Daniel Cole) PARIS (AP) — France's top administrative court ruled Tuesday against allowing body-covering "burkini" swimwear in public pools for religious reasons, arguing that it violates ...

The word burkini is a portmanteau of burka and bikini. The covered-up swimwear gained visibility in the market in 2004 after Aheda Zanetti, a Lebanese Australian Muslim, popularized the modest ...

The city of Grenoble has gone to France's highest administrative court to challenge a ban imposed on a new city rule allowing full-body "burkini" swimsuits in public pools. Grenoble's decision to ...

Invented by Australian businesswoman Aheda Zanetti, the burkini has been banned in Nice after the deputy mayor called the swimsuit "politically motivated and incompatible with European culture".

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The European Court of Human Rights referred the case in which two women complained about the ban on wearing the burkini in a municipal swimming pool in Antwerp back ... While Belgium never officially ...

Bikini: A bikini is a traditional two-piece swimsuit that consists of a bra-style top and a matching bottom. Bikinis come in ...

Her baby-pink burkini, which had a shiny neckline that stood out against the pastel fabric, covered most of her body. Other contestants walked the stage in metallic swimsuits with daring cutouts.

Which travel and tourism CEOs have spoken out against France’s increasing intolerance, and against the latest ban against Muslim women wearing Burkini swimwear at the beach? Why isn’t this ...